The Women's javelin throw event at the 1998 European Championships was held on Wednesday August 19, 1998, in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes. The qualification round was staged on Tuesday August 18, with the mark set at 61.00 metres. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Tanja DamaskeGermany (GER) |
| Silver |  Tatyana ShikolenkoRussia (RUS) |
| Bronze |  Mikaela IngbergFinland (FIN) |
Schedule edit
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 18.08.1998 – 10:00h | 18.08.1998 – 11:40h |
| Final Round | |
| 19.08.1998 – 18:00h | |
Abbreviations edit
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Petra Felke (GDR) |
80.00 m | September 9, 1988 | Potsdam, East Germany
|
| Event Record |  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
77.44 m | August 28, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany
|
Qualification edit
Group A edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 3 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) |
64.49 | 64.49 m | ||
| 2 | 4 |  Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
62.55 | 62.55 m | ||
| 3 | 5 | Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
62.01 | 62.01 m | ||
| 4 | 8 |  Nikolett Szabó (HUN) |
60.64 m | |||
| 5 | 10 |  Ewa Rybak (POL) |
60.34 m | |||
| 6 | 11 |  Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU) |
60.26 m | |||
| 7 | 14 | Taina Uppa (FIN) |
58.01 m | |||
| 8 | 16 | Dorte Barby (GER) |
57.12 m | |||
| 9 | 19 |  Nadine Auzeil (FRA) |
52.21 m | |||
| — | — |  Aysel Taş (TUR) |
NM | |||
Group B edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Steffi Nerius (GER) |
60.66 | 66.04 | 66.04 m | |
| 2 | 2 |  Mirela Manjani-Tzelili (GRE) |
60.53 | 65.14 | 65.14 m | |
| 3 | 6 |  Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM) |
61.96 | 61.96 m | ||
| 4 | 7 | Heli Rantanen (FIN) |
60.90 m | |||
| 5 | 9 | Tanja Damaske (GER) |
60.63 | 60.63 m | ||
| 6 | 12 |  Claudia Coslovich (ITA) |
x | 57.31 | 59.85 | 59.85 m |
| 7 | 13 |  Nikola Tomečková (CZE) |
59.65 m | |||
| 8 | 15 |  Nadiya Kobrin (UKR) |
57.70 m | |||
| 9 | 17 | Agnes Preisinger (HUN) |
55.92 m | |||
| 10 | 18 |  Evfemija Štorga (SLO) |
53.73 m | |||
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Tanja Damaske (GER) |
69.10 | X | 62.24 | — | X | 64.51 | 69.10 m | |
 |
Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
65.66 | 58.33 | 64.04 | 61.10 | 63.93 | 66.92 | 66.92 m | |
 |
Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) |
58.77 | 62.32 | 64.92 | X | 63.10 | X | 64.92 m | |
| 4 | Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
63.16 | X | X | X | 61.06 | 62.77 | 63.16 m | |
| 5 | Heli Rantanen (FIN) |
57.38 | 62.34 | 61.90 | 61.55 | — | X | 62.34 m | |
| 6 | Steffi Nerius (GER) |
60.53 | X | 62.08 | 60.01 | X | X | 62.08 m | |
| 7 | Claudia Coslovich (ITA) |
60.73 | 58.33 | X | 55.77 | X | X | 60.73 m | |
| 8 | Nikolett Szabó (HUN) |
58.95 | X | 59.05 | X | 59.76 | 60.56 | 60.56 m | |
| 9 | Mirela Manjani-Tzelili (GRE) |
58.65 | 56.53 | 56.13 | 58.65 m | ||||
| 10 | Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM) |
58.30 | X | X | 58.30 m | ||||
| 11 | Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU) |
55.53 | 55.32 | 57.11 | 57.11 m | ||||
| 12 | Ewa Rybak (POL) |
56.65 | 53.08 | X | 56.65 m | ||||